The Equality Act

The Equality Act has become law
EHRC is working to update the Statutory Codes of Practice
The act and Codes of Practice will strengthen the Equality Statutory Duty on Public Bodies and suppliers through Public Procurement
Over 350,000 suppliers work with public bodies
According to Government, public procurement amounts to £225bn. There are approx 25,000 organisations who will be subject to an Equality Public Duty (Local Authorities / NHS / Central Government / etc)

National Equality Register

C2E founded the National Equality Register to support the goals embedded in the Equality Act 2010.

The National Equality Register supports and enables the goals embedded in the Equality Act to be implemented
Enables reporting of Equality information to be transparent
Holds and makes up to date and verified Equality Information available
Empowers public sector procurement and simplifies the challenges of managing equality for them and their suppliers
Supports a sustainable Equality framework
Enables individual organisations to take responsibility for their own equality management
Enables Equality Management practices to be made easier
The Register is available online.

All organisations complete a basic registration
Those who supply the public sector would be required to complete the PQQ
Then submit evidence of equality policies and practices if they win a Public Tender or Contract
Verification of evidence would be required
Working towards accreditation
Accreditation

The National Equality Register enables outcomes, trends and changes to be measured and reported by public bodies
It also enables suppliers to meet their contractual equality responsibilities

Managing equality is made simple; by allowing each organisation to take responsibility for its own equality management (meeting any contractual equality responsibiities by achieving its required equality status)

Recognise what needs to be managed, what should be managed and what can be managed
Minimise the administrative load and maximise impact on all
Fast, clear and easy to operate
Information to measure progress and change
Sustainable and helps avoid the many pitfalls of equality policing
Lower cost and less bureaucracy

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